In one's own residence, town, or country. For example, Mary was not at home when I called , or Tourists in a foreign country often behave more rudely than they do at home . This idiom was first recorded in a ninth-century treatise.
another name for open day
a social gathering in a person's home
In one's own residence, town, or country. For example, Mary was not at home when I called , or Tourists in a foreign country often behave more rudely than they do at home . This idiom was first recorded in a ninth-century treatise.
Ready to receive a visitor, as in We are always at home to our neighbor's children . This usage gave rise to the noun at-home , meaning a reception to which guests are invited on a specific day at specific hours (also see open house ). [c. 1600]
Also, at home with . Comfortable and familiar, as in Mary always makes us feel at home , or I've never been at home with his style of management . [Early 1500s] Also see at ease , def. 1.
Also, at home with . Proficient, well-versed in, as in Young John is so much at home with numbers that he may well become a mathematician , or Chris is really at home in French . [Late 1700s]
In team sports, playing on one's own field or in one's own town. For example, The Red Sox always do better at home than they do at away games .
First recorded in 1740–45
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Official figures from NHS England suggest a little over half of 54-year-olds completed at-home testing kits last year, compared to 74% of those aged 70 to 74.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Americans have largely heard about the famous French creche system of public daycares, but the French government also subsidizes the kind of one-on-one at-home care that many parents of infants prefer.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
Renzi Stone, who runs a boutique marketing strategy firm in Oklahoma City, recently started spending around $800 a month on Alpha’s at-home software platform for his son, who just finished eighth grade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
The mother and eldest son have dozens of ICE check-in appointments and at-home visits scheduled for the next couple of months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Just as I never wondered what it was like for my mother to be a full-time, at-home mother, I never wondered then what it meant to be married.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Brighton start the new Premier League season against Aston Villa at home on Sunday, 23 August at 14:00 BST.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
As our anonymous community survey this spring found, Jewish students at MIT now report feeling more at home than the student body as a whole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
In 1982, with a growing family at home, Fanara moved the restaurant to a larger space on Vermont Avenue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
He estimates that 10% of people with an aortic dissection die within an hour, though other physicians say the percentage of patients who die at home could be as high as 40%.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Once he’d returned to New York, Elisha stopped by without warning to try to catch Maggie at home.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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